Battery Life
Gaming notebooks generally don’t have a long battery life because the faster processors and graphics generally consume more power than your average notebook. Given the specs on the Asus G51J, you wouldn’t expect the battery to last for an extended period – but does Asus have a surprise up their sleeve?To test battery life, four tests are done:
- PCMark Vantage Communication, Memories, and Productivity loop consisting of word processing, image editing, and web browsing
- Gaming using DiRT 2
- PC Perspective Article Productivity Test – an unscientific test using Office 2007 and web browsing while producing this article. These results are hard to reproduce as each work session is unique.
- PC Perspective Browser Test – a custom productivity benchmark involving loading webpages and watching movies.
In all cases the Asus G51J did not produce results that were earth-shattering. Gaming drained the battery quickly in 40 minutes, while the PCPerspective article productivity test yielded just over 1 hour of activity before shutting down.
In the PC Perspective Web Browsing Test, we see that the G51J doesn’t quite break the 1 hour mark. Typically for a 15.4” laptop, you’d expect 1 to 2 hours of straight run time before needing to plug in. In light of this, I would strongly recommend using the included Asus Power 4 Gear Hybrid software which gives you additional control to underclock the CPU to reduce the system’s overall power consumption.
Asus does have a 9-cell battery option (not tested) if you want a little more time between charges – my approximation is about 30 minutes more. Also worth noting is the 1 year warranty coverage on the battery which guards against manufacturing defects and workmanship.
looking for a mobile screen
looking for a mobile screen protector to prevent from scratched and damaged,easy to apply,keep durable and newness as orignal,no scratch for you, just one screen protector can solve your problems,a best craft for your customer,cheap,useful, Anti-glare and UV rays,Dust proof and water proof,No bubbles,ect.
shop online: http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/products/ff8080812f2de2c1012f37cbf71b3fb0.html#prod-seller-store
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/screen-guard/
The Asus G50VT, which is the
The Asus G50VT, which is the predecessor to the G51J is superior in my opinion. It has a sexy red trim and that small OLED screen behind the keyboard. It can actually have more single core x86 performance than the G51J thanks to the X9100 Extreme processor, which you can overclock to 3.45, maybe 3.6GHZ 100% stable at full load.
The Forcecon fan is easily replaceable with a few screws, versus the G51J where I’ve heard you have to replace the whole heatsink to replace the fan.